WTA: Four world number ones in the US Open quarter-finals – Tennis News
Round of eight is all ready to kick off on the eve of Tuesday and four world number ones will be seen in action; one of them being the reigning top ranked athlete and the rest former world number ones.
Victoria Azarenka
Reigning top athlete, Victoria Azarenka, will go head-to-head against the seventh ranked defending champion, Samantha Stosur, at the centre courts of the Flushing Meadows in New York.
Azarenka has never lost to the Aussie star in their six meetings before so it will be a major task for the 28-year-old Stosur to defy the odds and continue her battle of the title defence.
Maria Sharapova
World number three, Maria Sharapova, was the top ranked player after the closing ceremony of the French Open 2012 but lost her spot to the 23-year-old Azarenka in Wimbledon.
However, she is hunting down her fourth Grand Slam title at New York; takes on the 11th ranked Frenchwoman, Marion Bartoli, in the quarter-finals.
Sharapova has Bartoli had played each other on four different occurrences and the Russian blonde has won all the battles; so there is a chance for the French star to step up and get off the mark.
Both the above listed matches will be contested on the eve of Tuesday.
Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic
World number four, Serena Williams, will take on the likes of the 13th ranked Serb superstar, Ana Ivanovic, in the quarter-final battle of the US Open. Both these players have been the former world number one with Williams
being the latest one in 2010 and Ivanovic becoming the best player last in 2008.
However, the head-to-head results of both players clearly depicts that the 30-year-old Career Gold Slam title holder, Williams, is the hot favourite to win the clash. She has never lost to the Serb in the three battles between
them; two of them coming in the previous editions of the US Open (2006 and 2011).
Moreover, the form of the American superstar is absolutely stunning; stream rolled her last rival, Andrea Hlavackova, by registering double bagel.
The above listed clash will be played on Wednesday.
The fourth quarter-final will be between the Italian doubles partners, Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani.
Tags: